As
the Muslim Public Affairs Council settled into their convention home at
All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, there was hardly a whimper
from the Rector Ed Bacon. And that whimper wasn’t over the Muslims
praying their anti-Christian and anti-Jewish prayers three times in the
facility. (see this
) Rather, it was over the nationwide-outrage over All Saints’
partnering with the American Muslims’ political arm, giving them free
use of their campus. Rev. Bacon lamented, “Christians can be very
hateful.” One-third of the convention’s agenda was devoted to a pity
party analyzing what the opposition to the conference location meant,
moderated by Channel 4 Newscaster Beverly White. The “backlash” was
called one of the most vile and mean-spirited campaign in memory.

[...]

The
Muslims at the conference could hardly retain their exuberance over
their unprecedented coup. Gloated speaker Haris Tarin, “We have made a
church our home!” Muslim-convert Alejandro Beutel observed that by
2050 whites will be a minority in the U.S., and he asked, “Are Muslims
up to the challenge.” Their mission must be to be marginalize and
silence the racist, Islamophobic bigots who are defaming Islam. Dustin
Craun asserted that Islamophobes are part of a long history of white
supremacy dating back to the Klu Klux Klan. One presenter showed a
slide that stated, “Islamophobia has become the accepted form of racism
in America. (Note: To Muslims, racism isn’t biological – traits that cannot be changed – but rather cultural, indicating
their refusal to assimilate or allow freedom of choice with regard to
religion.) White Republicans, Pamela Geller, and those who provide
financial support to the extremists were among the specific objects of
contempt.

The
two most repeated words during the conference were “bigotry” and
“justice.” MPAC was selling a 400 page book on their agenda titled,
“In Pursuit of Justice.” (Note: The Muslim view of “Justice” consists
of the commands in the Quran: “And you shall see every nation bowing
down; every nation shall be called to its book: today you shall be
rewarded for what you did. This is Our book that speaks against you
with justice. . . .” (Surah 45:28-29). Rev. Bacon declared, “We have
to work towards justice, and to do that we have to join forces.”
Perhaps he didn’t see the command in the Quran, “Believers, take neither
Jews nor Christians for your friends. They are friends with one
another. Whoever of you seeks their friendship shall become one of their
number. “ (Surah 5:51)

In
view of this specific prohibition, one wonders why Muslims would join
forces with Christians? Their agenda was to gain acceptance and support
for Islamic Sharia Law via the endorsements by a Christian church as
well as by vote-seeking elected officials. The conference brochure
contained 14 gushing letters of support from state and federal
representatives. Dr. Maher Hathout minced no words about their
objective: “Our job is to make Muslims better people. What would be
better than the Laws of Allah?”

However,
former Muslim Brotherhood activist Dr. Hathout, may be getting some
push-back from a younger generation of Muslims who also addressed the
conference. Darakshan Raja, a victimology specialist at the Urban
Institute, said there is an urgent need to protect Muslim women and
children from violence and abuse. Imams need to be trained in dealing
with domestic violence. “Muslims have a right to life free of
violence,” she said. Since Sharia Law empowers all Muslims to “command
the right and forbid the wrong” with all means short of using weapons,
to beat their wives, and to kill apostates with impunity, Ms. Raja took a
brave swipe at Sharia Law which was not lost on those at the
convention. Brava!

Yes, it is very good that young Muslim women speak out. But her fear or reluctance to tie honor violence to the Islamic honor code speaks to the larger problem.

UPDATE: From my very good source inside the Muslim community:

As for what seems to be a bit of rebellion against
the Muslim elders, I would not be too optimistic. There is a refuge for battered
women in the Orange County area. It does not exist because Muslims are aghast at
violence against women and children. It exists so that these women have a place
to go instead of calling the police. I have heard Muslim social workers talk
about domestic violence, and the theme is always: keep it contained within the
Muslim community.

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As
the Muslim Public Affairs Council settled into their convention home at
All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, there was hardly a whimper
from the Rector Ed Bacon. And that whimper wasn’t over the Muslims
praying their anti-Christian and anti-Jewish prayers three times in the
facility. (see this
) Rather, it was over the nationwide-outrage over All Saints’
partnering with the American Muslims’ political arm, giving them free
use of their campus. Rev. Bacon lamented, “Christians can be very
hateful.” One-third of the convention’s agenda was devoted to a pity
party analyzing what the opposition to the conference location meant,
moderated by Channel 4 Newscaster Beverly White. The “backlash” was
called one of the most vile and mean-spirited campaign in memory.

[...]

The
Muslims at the conference could hardly retain their exuberance over
their unprecedented coup. Gloated speaker Haris Tarin, “We have made a
church our home!” Muslim-convert Alejandro Beutel observed that by
2050 whites will be a minority in the U.S., and he asked, “Are Muslims
up to the challenge.” Their mission must be to be marginalize and
silence the racist, Islamophobic bigots who are defaming Islam. Dustin
Craun asserted that Islamophobes are part of a long history of white
supremacy dating back to the Klu Klux Klan. One presenter showed a
slide that stated, “Islamophobia has become the accepted form of racism
in America. (Note: To Muslims, racism isn’t biological – traits that cannot be changed – but rather cultural, indicating
their refusal to assimilate or allow freedom of choice with regard to
religion.) White Republicans, Pamela Geller, and those who provide
financial support to the extremists were among the specific objects of
contempt.

The
two most repeated words during the conference were “bigotry” and
“justice.” MPAC was selling a 400 page book on their agenda titled,
“In Pursuit of Justice.” (Note: The Muslim view of “Justice” consists
of the commands in the Quran: “And you shall see every nation bowing
down; every nation shall be called to its book: today you shall be
rewarded for what you did. This is Our book that speaks against you
with justice. . . .” (Surah 45:28-29). Rev. Bacon declared, “We have
to work towards justice, and to do that we have to join forces.”
Perhaps he didn’t see the command in the Quran, “Believers, take neither
Jews nor Christians for your friends. They are friends with one
another. Whoever of you seeks their friendship shall become one of their
number. “ (Surah 5:51)

In
view of this specific prohibition, one wonders why Muslims would join
forces with Christians? Their agenda was to gain acceptance and support
for Islamic Sharia Law via the endorsements by a Christian church as
well as by vote-seeking elected officials. The conference brochure
contained 14 gushing letters of support from state and federal
representatives. Dr. Maher Hathout minced no words about their
objective: “Our job is to make Muslims better people. What would be
better than the Laws of Allah?”

However,
former Muslim Brotherhood activist Dr. Hathout, may be getting some
push-back from a younger generation of Muslims who also addressed the
conference. Darakshan Raja, a victimology specialist at the Urban
Institute, said there is an urgent need to protect Muslim women and
children from violence and abuse. Imams need to be trained in dealing
with domestic violence. “Muslims have a right to life free of
violence,” she said. Since Sharia Law empowers all Muslims to “command
the right and forbid the wrong” with all means short of using weapons,
to beat their wives, and to kill apostates with impunity, Ms. Raja took a
brave swipe at Sharia Law which was not lost on those at the
convention. Brava!

Yes, it is very good that young Muslim women speak out. But her fear or reluctance to tie honor violence to the Islamic honor code speaks to the larger problem.

UPDATE: From my very good source inside the Muslim community:

As for what seems to be a bit of rebellion against
the Muslim elders, I would not be too optimistic. There is a refuge for battered
women in the Orange County area. It does not exist because Muslims are aghast at
violence against women and children. It exists so that these women have a place
to go instead of calling the police. I have heard Muslim social workers talk
about domestic violence, and the theme is always: keep it contained within the
Muslim community.